What SÜDKURIER does

SÜDKURIER is a regional German newspaper and digital media company headquartered in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1945 and operating under the legal entity Südkurier GmbH. The company serves general readers, households, and local organizations across southern Baden-Württemberg (Kreis Konstanz, Bodenseekreis, Schwarzwald, Hochrhein, Linzgau) and parts of Switzerland, covering more than 100 municipalities with hyperlocal news, sports, politics, and community information. It is privately held with 501-1,000 employees and no disclosed parent company, PE/VC backers, or public listing.

The company operates a multi-platform digital portfolio built around its main website (suedkurier.de), a digital e-paper portal (zeitung.suedkurier.de), and two mobile applications (SÜDKURIER Online App and Digitale Zeitung App). Supplementary modules include the meinSK personalized member area, the Einsendeportal for community-submitted content, the Mediathek video library, the Debatten reader discussion platform, and the Regionalsport section focused on Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and lower-tier local football leagues. Underlying technical infrastructure includes third-party integrations with Logora for comment moderation and Google's Perspective API for automated policy pre-screening of user submissions. Wholly-owned subsidiaries meinSK and Marianne operate within a holding structure under Südkurier-Medienhaus.

SÜDKURIER generates revenue primarily through subscription-based access to its print and digital editions (Abo-Angebote) and through diversified ancillary services: event ticketing via a partnership with Reservix, real estate listings (immo-im-suedwesten.de), job postings (jobs-im-suedwesten.de), and obituary/funeral notice services (traueranzeigen.suedkurier.de). Specific subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines physical print home delivery, owned digital storefronts, mobile apps, social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp), and email newsletters. Cross-promotional media network relationships exist with Augsburger Allgemeine and Allgäuer Zeitung. Revenue figures, subscriber counts, and ownership concentration are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

SÜDKURIER

Legal name

Südkurier GmbH

Website

https://suedkurier.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SÜDKURIER is a privately held regional German newspaper and digital media company headquartered in Konstanz, founded in 1945, serving readers across more than 100 municipalities in southern Baden-Württemberg and adjacent Switzerland via print, e-paper, mobile apps, and classified service portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper publishing
• Digital news media
• Local journalism services
• Online news portal
• Subscription newspaper

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SÜDKURIER is a regional newspaper publisher operating in southern Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and parts of Switzerland, distributing daily news content through print, digital e-paper, website, and mobile applications. The company covers more than 100 municipalities across Kreis Konstanz, Bodenseekreis, Schwarzwald, Hochrhein, and Linzgau, offering hyperlocal news, regional sports coverage, community events, weather, and obituaries under both free and subscription-based access models.

Product overview

SÜDKURIER operates as a multi-platform regional news media company offering a core digital news portal with free and subscription-based content access. The portfolio includes two dedicated mobile apps (SÜDKURIER Online App and Digitale Zeitung App), a personalized member area (meinSK), and specialized modules such as the Einsendeportal for community submissions, Mediathek for video content, a Traueranzeigen (funeral notices) portal, real estate marketplace, and event ticketing service. The product architecture follows a unified portal with integrated modules serving distinct audience needs across news consumption, community engagement, and local services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• S\u00dcDKURIER Online Portal Primary digital news platform providing regional news coverage from the Lake Constance area, Schwarzwald, Hochrhein, Linzgau, and Kreis Konstanz regions. Includes free and subscription-based article access for individual readers.
• Digitale Zeitung (e-Paper) Digital version of the printed newspaper accessible via web and dedicated mobile apps for individual subscribers.
• S\u00dcDKURIER Online App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing news access and personalized features for individual readers.
• Digitale Zeitung App Dedicated mobile app for reading the digital newspaper edition on iOS and Android devices.
• meinSK Personalized member area allowing users to manage topics, bookmarks, and account settings within the S\u00dcDKURIER ecosystem.
• Einsendeportal (Submission Portal) Online submission portal for clubs, schools, and organizations to submit news reports, event announcements, and photos for potential publication by S\u00dcDKURIER.
• Mediathek Video library containing news videos, interviews, and multimedia content from the southern Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg region.
• Traueranzeigen Portal Funeral and memorial notice portal for searching, creating, and managing obituary listings in the southern Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg region.
• Immobilienportal Real estate listings service covering the southern Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg region.
• Ticket-Service Event ticketing service operated in partnership with Reservix for local and regional events and attractions.
• Regionalsport Regional sports coverage section featuring football news from Oberliga Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Verbandsliga S\u00fcdbaden, Bezirksliga leagues, and local club coverage.
• Debatten Community discussion platform for opinion pieces and reader debates on current topics, moderated via Logora with Perspective API pre-filtering.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Augsburger AllgemeineminorOthersSÜDKURIER is linked to Augsburger Allgemeine under a shared media network umbrella (Weitere Angebote section). The relationship is cross-promotional, with SÜDKURIER listing Augsburger Allgemeine as part of its extended media offerings network.
• Allgäuer ZeitungminorOthersAllgäuer Zeitung is listed alongside Augsburger Allgemeine in the Weitere Angebote (Further Offers) section, indicating a cross-promotional media network relationship.
• Reservix (suedkurier.reservix.de)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSÜDKURIER partners with Reservix, a ticket distribution platform, to operate its event ticketing service. Users can purchase tickets for local and regional events through the SÜDKURIER-branded Reservix portal.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stuttgarter Nachrichten: Stuttgart-based regional daily covering Baden-Württemberg with a print-plus-digital subscription model. Directly comparable in scale, audience, and revenue mix to SÜDKURIER.
• Badische Zeitung: Regional daily newspaper based in Freiburg, covering much of the same southern Baden-Württemberg territory as SÜDKURIER. Directly competes for hyperlocal readers, advertisers, and digital subscribers in overlapping districts.
• Mannheimer Morgen: Regional daily newspaper serving the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Operates the same regional subscription news model as SÜDKURIER, with adjacent Baden-Württemberg coverage.
• Heilbronner Stimme: Regional daily newspaper based in Heilbronn, northern Baden-Württemberg, with a print and digital subscription model targeting a defined German sub-region. Comparable in operating model and regional focus.
• Augsburger Allgemeine: Major regional daily newspaper in Bavaria, explicitly cross-promoted alongside SÜDKURIER in a shared media network ('Weitere Angebote'). Operates the same print-plus-digital subscription model targeting a specific German region.
• Stuttgarter Zeitung: Leading regional daily in Stuttgart and central Baden-Württemberg. Comparable as a major Baden-Württemberg subscription-based print and digital news brand competing for the same regional advertiser base.
• Schwäbische Zeitung: Regional daily newspaper headquartered in Ravensburg, covering the Upper Swabia and Lake Constance areas adjacent to SÜDKURIER's core geography. Directly comparable hyperlocal news and subscription model.
• Allgäuer Zeitung: Regional daily newspaper in the Allgäu region of southern Bavaria, listed in SÜDKURIER's Weitere Angebote media network. Closely comparable regional subscription news model covering a defined German sub-region.

Broad incumbents

• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Major national German newspaper with a strong digital subscription business. Competes with SÜDKURIER for digital reader attention and advertiser spend at the national level rather than regionally.
• Süddeutsche Zeitung: Germany's largest national quality daily, headquartered in Munich. Operates broadly in the same news and digital subscription space as SÜDKURIER, but at a national scale rather than a regional one.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Suedkurier.News
• Instagraminstagram.com/suedkurier
• TikToktiktok.com/@suedkurier
• Xx.com/suedkurier_news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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